Bangalore vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$2678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$6655
🏠 One person rent	$219	$1596
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$2946
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$200
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$4876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	74	100
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	12.3M	2.75M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 80% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 8398th and 529th ($533 vs $2678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 483rd in India and the United States, respectively. Check India vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.8 months in Chicago. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 3159th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Chicago

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	Bangalore	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$90.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$1841
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$1327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$3729
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$2474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$2.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$29.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$2114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$24502

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2510
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2426
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2444
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2194
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2256
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2401
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2418
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2384
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2314
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2334
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2389
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2264
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2377
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2392
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2363
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2509
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2359
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2393
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2360
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1938
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2362
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2363
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2344
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2396
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1948
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2350
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2378
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2446
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2369
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2506
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2367
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2342
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1954
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2351
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2371